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Our building may be closed, but our congregation is open. Please join us virtually. Visit our website
cucwp.org for more information.
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June issue of
On the Journey:
VISION - Click
HERE
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- Meredith's weekly column;
- Links to the text and videos of recent Sunday services;
- Practice of the Week: "Face, Embrace, Transcend."
- Moment of Zen #126
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This Sunday, we are holding conversations across ages about current events, affirming our UU commitment to racial justice. RE is delighted that members of CUUC's Racial Justice/In the Spirit of Truth team will join us.
~ 10:00-10:45am,
4th-5th grade
final Bibleodeon class plus a conversation about racial justice and current events with Janice Silverberg & Ted Kuczinski
~ 11:20am-12:20pm, K-3rd grade affirmation of our UU values related to dignity, participation and fairness with Laura Goodspeed, Jim Cobb, and Joe Gonzalez
~ 11:30am-12:30pm, 6th-7th grade final World Religions class, focused on Buddhism, plus a conversation about racial justice and current events with Rev. Meredith and Gail Johnston
~ 11:30am-12:30pm 8th-12th grade Youth Group conversation about racial justice and current events with Tracy Breneman, Jeff Tomlinson, Cyndi & Daniel Tillman
~1:30pm Parent/Grandparent/Caregiver conversation about speaking with our children and youth about racial justice and current events with Tracy Breneman
*We are collecting recently shar
ed racial justice resources online
HERE.
*Click HERE for the May/June 2020 RE Calendar
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*If you would like to receive the weekly RE newsletter, sign up
HERE
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The close personal and artistic relationship between Robert and Clara Schumann is one of music history's most celebrated romances... Other composers highlighted in this Sunday's musical selections are the Unitarian Edvard Grieg, whose "Erotikon," or "Erotic Poem," is heard in the Meditation, and the Catalan composer Federico Mompou... The CUUC Choir is also on hand with a newly synthesized recording of "You've Got a Friend in Me" - an artistic marvel, and a technological feat!
Read more
HERE.
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Upcoming Worship Services
Sun Jun 14, 10:00am Online Worship
"Just Love"
~ Rev. Meredith Garmon
Baby boomers and their elders have seen, in their lifetimes, considerable changes in sexual ethics. Some principles have faded away, others have risen in importance. Let's review.
Sun Jun 21, 10:00am Online Worship
"Religious Education Sunday"
~ Tracy Breneman, Christine Haran, Laura Goodspeed, Janice Silverberg, David Bowen, Laura Sehdeva, Joe Gonzalez
A celebration of our resilient community that keeps our light shining and our hearts connected during changing times. We will also celebrate our graduating seniors. See below for an opportunity to send them a special note of encouragement.
Or call 646-876-9923 and enter
761 321 991
Gathering Music 9:50am, Live Centering Music 10:00am, Welcome 10:10am
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Our Graduating Seniors
Need Your Words of Encouragement ~ This Week!
This is a challenging year to finish high school and step from youth into young adulthood. Let our seniors know they have a faith community that loves and supports them. Submit a short note to be included in hymnals gifted by the congregation. These hymnals will be an enduring reminder of beloved music, words and community. We will celebrate
Bridging for 4 youth next Sunday, June 21st: Evan Cacchione, Niall Ryan, Oliver Schwartz, Aiden Breneman-Pennas. Click HERE to submit your note of congratulations and encouragement.
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Thanks to all who participated in our
1619 Project classes on Mar 31 and Jun 7. Those attending shared thoughtful, impassioned conversations centering on articles including "
The Idea of Democracy." We invite everyone to read this important essay, and to join us when The 1619 Project resumes sessions this fall. Our discussions of
The New York Time's
1619 Project are sponsored by the CUUC Racial Justice/In the Spirit of Truth team.
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From the Committee on Ministry
The pandemic has led to an increase in domestic violence - spousal and intimate partner abuse, child abuse, and elder abuse. If you are experiencing violence at home - physical, verbal, or emotional - please reach out to one of the resources in the attached letter, a family member, friend, neighbor, or our minister. If you have concerns about a member of our congregation, contact Rev. Meredith Garmon (
minister@cuucwp.org). And if you are fearful of losing control, please seek help now.
Read the full letter from the CUUC Committee on Ministry
HERE.
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From Environmental Practices Group
After attending the climate march in Manhattan, high school seniors at New York City's High School for Innovation in Advertising and Media began asking tough questions about why they didn't see many black protesters. "Climate change is racial injustice," the students concluded. They interviewed protesters, cited research, and discussed their own observations about how global warming disproportionately affects black communities, in their NPR winning podcast. Listen to "The Flossy Podcast: Climate Change & Environmental Racism"
HERE
. (Seniors: Jaheim Birch Gentles, Jamar Thompson, Joshua Bovell, Brianna Johnson, Kamari Murdock, and Isaiah Dupuy, with music by Ieszan McKinney. Teacher: Mischaël Cetoute.)
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Sunday Worship at UUA General Assembly, Sunday June 28, 10:00am EDT, livestream on
uua.org/ga
For our summer service on June 28, we will tune in to the livestream of the largest annual gathering of UUs in worship: the Sunday Worship at the UUA General Assembly. This powerful, communal experience is available to the public - registration to GA is not required. Learn more
HERE.
You can register for the 100% virtual GA
HERE.
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Share the Plate for June:
Ramapough Lenape Tribal Nation
The Ramapough Lenape Community Center is a hub of the NJ tribe's social and educational programs. The building is in dire need of repair to protect supplies and become a safe gathering space again. Petra Thombs, Exec Dir of the Nation (and CUUC Member), thanks you for your support. Read her letter
HERE. Visit
cucwp.org, click Donate, and select Share the Plate. Or mail checks made out to CUUC with memo "Share the Plate - Ramapough."
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You can pay your pledge, donate to the Share the Plate, or contribute to our Benevolent Fund or Minister's Discretionary Fund via PayPal by clicking "Donate" at our website
cucwp.org.
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This Week at CUUC
ONLINE MEETING ROOMS
RE Room ending 4635 - zoom.us/j/602164635 or call 646-558-8656 and enter Meeting ID: 602 164 635
"A Tempo with Adam" Live Concerts, Room 5149 - zoom.us/j/93960775149 or call 929-436-2866 and enter Meeting ID: 939 6077 5149. Please mute your microphones.
Friday, June 12 - 9:00am Past Prime Time Dance Party (Rm 8428); 11:00am Journey Group Monthly Topic: Rev. Garmon (Rm 2210); 3:00pm "
A Tempo with Adam" (Rm 5149); 7:00pm Journey Group Check-in: Sehdeva (Rm 7899)
Saturday, June 13 - 10:00am Zen Online (Rm 7899)
Sunday, June 14 - 10:00am Sunday Worship (Rm 1991); 10:00am Grade 4-5 RE Class (Rm 2210); 11:00am Coffee Hour (Rm 2210); 11:20am Grade K-3rd RE Activity (Rm 8428); 11:30am Grade 6th-7th RE Class (Rm 8428); 11:40am Grade 8th-12th Youth Group Discussion (Rm 8428); 12:00pm Journey Group Check-In: Miller (Rm 8944); 1:30pm Parent/Grandparent/Caregiver Discussion (Rm 8428)
Monday, June 15 - 10:00am Journey Group Check-In: Kung (Terri's Zoom); 3:00pm "
A Tempo with Adam" (Rm 5149); 7:00pm Journey Group Check-In: Rev. Morra (Rm 2210)
Tuesday, June 16 - 3:00pm Mandala Meditation with April (Rm 2210); 7:15pm Children's Story Time with Tracy Breneman (Rm 4635); 7:30pm Choir Gathering (Rm 2210)
Wednesday, June 17 - 9:00am Past Prime Time Dance Party (Rm 8428); 7:15pm Children's Story Time with Amy Nathan (Rm 4635); 7:30pm Board of Trustees Check-In (Rm 7899)
Thursday, June 18 -
7:15pm Children's Story Time with Barbara Mair and Nora (Rm 4635); 7:30pm Journey Group Check-In: Manetta/McGahren-Clemens (Rm 7899); 7:30 Journey Group Check-In: Majsak (Joe's Zoom); 8:15pm Religious Education Council (Rm 8428)
Friday, June 19 - 9:00am Past Prime Time Dance Party (Rm 8428); 3:00pm "A Tempo with Adam" (Rm 5149); 7:00pm Journey Group Check-in: Sehdeva (Rm 7899)
Saturday, June 20 - 10:00am Zen Online (Rm 7899); 12:00pm Journey Group Monthly Topic: Rev. Morra (Rm 2210); 3:00pm Journey Group Monthly Topic: Leahy (Rm 7899)
Sunday, June 21- 10:00am Sunday Worship (Rm 1991); 11:00am Coffee Hour (Rm 2210); 12:00pm Journey Group Check-In: Miller (Rm 8944)
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Dir of Lifespan Religious Education and Faith Development: Tracy Breneman,
cuucwptracy@gmail.com, 914-434-7539
Congregation & Communications Administrator: Pamela Parker,
admin@cucwp.org, 914-946-1660 x2
Board of Trustees
Social Justice Coordinators
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